Clarysville Maryland Map

About Clarysville, Maryland

Clarysville is a locality in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 13. The population density is 77.8 people per km². Clarysville is located at 39.6426°N, 78.8884°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21532.

Clarysville rests in a fold of Allegany County, where the land begins its slow, determined climb toward the higher ridges. It lies 14.8 miles west of Allegany, MD (from Allegany, MD: bearing 275°T), and is situated 6.7 miles west of Cumberland. The terrain here is a rumpled quilt of forested slopes and narrow valleys, the air often carrying the damp, cool scent of pine needles and decaying leaves, especially after a rain. The houses, scattered like fallen seeds, seem to cling to the contours of the land, some with porches that survey the gentle descent of fields, others peeking from beneath the sheltering arms of mature oak and maple trees. In the hushed hours of late afternoon, the sunlight slants through the dense canopy, painting fleeting mosaics of gold on the moss-covered stones that edge the lanes, and the silence is broken only by the distant murmur of a creek or the sudden, sharp call of a crow. The history of Clarysville is etched in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring echo of industries past. This corner of Maryland once hummed with the labor of coal mining, the very earth yielding its dark treasures to fuel distant furnaces and light the homes of a growing nation. Though the deep veins have long since been exhausted, the legacy remains, a subtle weight in the character of the place, a certain stoicism in the faces of its residents. Today, the local economy leans more towards agriculture, with small farms dotting the more open spaces, their fields a patchwork of green and gold under the wide, often dramatic, skies of western Maryland. The nearby Youghiogheny River, a ribbon of cool water, offers a different kind of sustenance and recreation, a reminder of nature’s enduring generosity, a constant presence that has witnessed the ebb and flow of life in Clarysville for generations.

About This Clarysville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clarysville, Maryland — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.642588, -78.888356. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Clarysville and Allegany County.

Detailed location data for Clarysville includes the ZIP code (21532), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Allegany County (Cumberland), and school district assignment (Allegany County Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Clarysville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.